Fathers

Psalms 13

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How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

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Psalms 13:6

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"My heart shall exult in Your salvation;" in Christ, in the Wisdom of God. "I will sing to the Lord who has given me good things;" spiritual good things, not belonging to man's day. "And I will chant to the name of the Lord most high" [Psalm 13:6]; that is, I give thanks with joy, and in most due order employ my body, which is the song of the spiritual soul. …

Exposition on Psalm 13 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

The second is prayer or the praise of God; hence he adds, "I will sing to the Lord," that is, I will praise Him. Ps. 21: "You who fear the Lord, praise Him." For the praise of God avails greatly for vanquishing the Devil. Mt. 17: "This kind of demon is not cast out except by prayer and fasting." Hab. 3: "But I will rejoice in the Lord, and I will exult in God my Jesus." And this for benefits received; and so there follows, "who has bestowed good things on me," that is, who bestows good things. Jas. 1: "Every best gift," etc. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗